Cactus and Rose is the autobiography of the former Chairman and Managing Director of Kirloskar Brothers Limited, Shri Shantanurao Kirloskar. The autobiography highlights how Shri Shantanurao carried forward and further flourished the illustrious legacy of the Kirloskar business empire built by his father, Shri Laxmanrao Kirloskar. It provides a brief preview of his vision and all the efforts that he undertook to build and expand the Kirloskar Brothers brand name into the Kirloskar Group of engineering companies renowned for their stress on quality and ethics. It is precisely an account of how Shri S.L. Kirloskar reacted to the times through which he lived. It presents the story of the work which Shri Shantanurao felt called upon to do, the problems he faced, the solutions he found, the progress he was able to achieve, and his corresponding encounters with the many who assisted him in his work.